This week we look at three examples of sovereign wealth funds internationally. In the light of this week's discovery of new oilfields in the North Sea issues such as commodity volatility and diverse funding will make a come back. How does Scotland deal with a future with its oil and without its oil. How has the International community shamed the UK with superior wealth management."

SoundCloud on the Verge of SHUTTING DOWN gets HUGE FUNDING as CEO steps aside
SoundCloud saved by funding as CEO steps aside, SoundCloud has just closed the necessary funding round to keep the struggling music service afloat. CEO AlexLjung will step aside though remain chairman as former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor replaces him. Mike Weissman will become COO as SoundCloud co-founder and CTOEric Wahlforss stays as chief product officer. New York investment bank Raine Group and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek have stepped in to lead the new Series F funding round of $169.5 million.
SoundCloud laid off 40% of its staff last month, with 173 employees departing in an effort to cut costs. The company only had enough runway left to last into Q4, and today’s investor decision was viewed as a do-or-die moment for the company. Now it will have the opportunity to try to right the ship, or sail into an established port via acquisition.
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World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund proposes ditching oil and gas holdings
The Norwegian central bank, which runs the country’s sovereign wealth fund – the world’s biggest – has told its government it should dump its shares in oil and gas companies, in a move that could have...

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With a reported $2.5 trillion assets under management SovereignWealth Funds have continued to grow in importance. African countries endowed with oil and other mineral resources are looking to preserve wealth for future generations by establishing Sovereign Wealth Funds. Joining us from Nigeria is Dennis Aliga, CEO of DMACapital Group.

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A brief overview of our premium finance program for lower net-worth clients.

JAIN HOUSING RECEIVES 220 CRORES FUNDING FROM GICPVTLTD, SINGAPORE’S SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDJain Housing & Construction Limited, one of the leading real estate player in Chennai has received funding to the tune of Rs. 220 crores from Singapore’s GIC Pvt. Ltd. With this funding,Jain Housing will develop/ complete high end residential projects in the city’s IT corridor, OMR namely Jains’Inseli Park in PadurVillage and Jains’ Pebble Brook (Phase I & Phase II) in Thoraipakkam. With the development potential of over 2.2 million sq.feet, these projects will be completed by 2018.
Jain Housing which has completed a total sq. feet area of 10,82,211 sq. feet through its various residential projects in Chennai in 2014, has more than 15 projects at different stages of construction to be completed by a span of 4 – 5 years. The real estate developer being an established player in the city, is focusing to expand the presence to other cities PANIndia.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sandeep Mehta, Managing Director, Jain Housing & Construction Limited says, “We are excited to be associated with GIC, leading global investment organization with strong vision and values. This fresh funding from GIC will help us in developing high end residential units, segment which is in demand in the city. 2014 was a successful year for us and we are looking forward to carry the momentum this year with this new funding from GIC. With more than 175 completed residential projects to date, we are targeting to complete around 20 lakh sq.feet of development in 2015. We see this new funding from GIC as a start to a rewarding long-term relationship.”
Jain Housing is planning to launch 3 to 4 new projects in 2015 targeted towards middle income group in Chennai and other cities in 2015. The company is also open to more funding from investors in the future either at the entity level or for any specific project by infusing Equity / StructuredDebt

James Cartlidge MP explains that the current pay-as-you-go pension system, where this month's National Insurance contributions pay this month's state pension, was not designed for the UK's ageing population and the demographic changes that we are seeing.
Mr Cartlidge explains that John Penrose's Sovereign Wealth Fund idea is one of the few that is radical enough to fix the current system, moving it from a pay as you go to a funded system.

Sovereignty

Sovereignty is understood in jurisprudence as the full right and power of a governing body to govern itself without any interference from outside sources or bodies. In political theory, sovereignty is a substantive term designating supreme authority over some polity. It is a basic principle underlying the dominant Westphalian model of state foundation.

Derived from Latin through French souveraineté, its attainment and retention, in both Chinese and Western culture, has traditionally been associated with certain moral imperatives upon any claimant.

Different approaches

The concept of sovereignty has been discussed throughout history, from the time before recorded history through to the present day. It has changed in its definition, concept, and application throughout, especially during the Age of Enlightenment. The current notion of state sovereignty contains four aspects consisting of territory, population, authority and recognition. According to Stephen D. Krasner, the term could also be understood in four different ways:

Some sovereign wealth funds may be held by a central bank, which accumulates the funds in the course of its management of a nation's banking system; this type of fund is usually of major economic and fiscal importance. Other sovereign wealth funds are simply the state savings that are invested by various entities for the purposes of investment return, and that may not have a significant role in fiscal management.

The accumulated funds may have their origin in, or may represent, foreign currency deposits, gold, special drawing rights (SDRs) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) reserve positions held by central banks and monetary authorities, along with other national assets such as pension investments, oil funds, or other industrial and financial holdings. These are assets of the sovereign nations that are typically held in domestic and different reserve currencies (such as the dollar, euro, pound, and yen). Such investment management entities may be set up as official investment companies, state pension funds, or sovereign oil funds, among others.

A Costly Dividend: Examples for Scotland’s Sovereign Wealth Fund

This week we look at three examples of sovereign wealth funds internationally. In the light of this week's discovery of new oilfields in the North Sea issues such as commodity volatility and diverse funding will make a come back. How does Scotland deal with a future with its oil and without its oil. How has the International community shamed the UK with superior wealth management."

Sovereign Wealth Crowd Funding Campaign 2017

SoundCloud on the Verge of SHUTTING DOWN gets HUGE FUNDING as CEO steps aside

SoundCloud on the Verge of SHUTTING DOWN gets HUGE FUNDING as CEO steps aside

SoundCloud on the Verge of SHUTTING DOWN gets HUGE FUNDING as CEO steps aside

SoundCloud on the Verge of SHUTTING DOWN gets HUGE FUNDING as CEO steps aside
SoundCloud saved by funding as CEO steps aside, SoundCloud has just closed the necessary funding round to keep the struggling music service afloat. CEO AlexLjung will step aside though remain chairman as former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor replaces him. Mike Weissman will become COO as SoundCloud co-founder and CTOEric Wahlforss stays as chief product officer. New York investment bank Raine Group and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek have stepped in to lead the new Series F funding round of $169.5 million.
SoundCloud laid off 40% of its staff last month, with 173 employees departing in an effort to cut costs. The company only had enough runway left to last into Q4, and today’s investor decision was viewed as a do-or-die moment for the company. Now it will have the opportunity to try to right the ship, or sail into an established port via acquisition.
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World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund proposes ditching oil and gas holdings
The Norwegian central bank, which runs the country’s sovereign wealth fund – the world’s biggest – has told its government it should dump its shares in oil and gas companies, in a move that could have...

Establishing Sovereign Wealth Funds in Nigeria

(www.abndigital.com)
With a reported $2.5 trillion assets under management SovereignWealth Funds have continued to grow in importance. African countries endowed with oil and other mineral resources are looking to preserve wealth for future generations by establishing Sovereign Wealth Funds. Joining us from Nigeria is Dennis Aliga, CEO of DMACapital Group.

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Wealth Funding video

Wealth Funding video

Wealth Funding video

A brief overview of our premium finance program for lower net-worth clients.

JAIN HOUSING RECEIVES 220 CRORES FUNDING FROM GICPVTLTD, SINGAPORE’S SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDJain Housing & Construction Limited, one of the leading real estate player in Chennai has received funding to the tune of Rs. 220 crores from Singapore’s GIC Pvt. Ltd. With this funding,Jain Housing will develop/ complete high end residential projects in the city’s IT corridor, OMR namely Jains’Inseli Park in PadurVillage and Jains’ Pebble Brook (Phase I & Phase II) in Thoraipakkam. With the development potential of over 2.2 million sq.feet, these projects will be completed by 2018.
Jain Housing which has completed a total sq. feet area of 10,82,211 sq. feet through its various residential projects in Chennai in 2014, has more than 15 projects at different stages of construction to be completed by a span of 4 – 5 years. The real estate developer being an established player in the city, is focusing to expand the presence to other cities PANIndia.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sandeep Mehta, Managing Director, Jain Housing & Construction Limited says, “We are excited to be associated with GIC, leading global investment organization with strong vision and values. This fresh funding from GIC will help us in developing high end residential units, segment which is in demand in the city. 2014 was a successful year for us and we are looking forward to carry the momentum this year with this new funding from GIC. With more than 175 completed residential projects to date, we are targeting to complete around 20 lakh sq.feet of development in 2015. We see this new funding from GIC as a start to a rewarding long-term relationship.”
Jain Housing is planning to launch 3 to 4 new projects in 2015 targeted towards middle income group in Chennai and other cities in 2015. The company is also open to more funding from investors in the future either at the entity level or for any specific project by infusing Equity / StructuredDebt

Amadou Hott, CEO, Sovereign Wealth Fund of Senegal

John Penrose 'has it spot on with a sovereign wealth fund' to fix the pension system

John Penrose 'has it spot on with a sovereign wealth fund' to fix the pension system

John Penrose 'has it spot on with a sovereign wealth fund' to fix the pension system

James Cartlidge MP explains that the current pay-as-you-go pension system, where this month's National Insurance contributions pay this month's state pension, was not designed for the UK's ageing population and the demographic changes that we are seeing.
Mr Cartlidge explains that John Penrose's Sovereign Wealth Fund idea is one of the few that is radical enough to fix the current system, moving it from a pay as you go to a funded system.

Sovereign Funding Structured Settlement Waterfall

Have you been thinking about selling your structured settlement annuity payments? Sovereign Funding Group has been the leading industry expert for over a decade at getting people just like you the highest lump sum payment of money in weeks rather than months or years. Speak to one of their highly trained specialists and put yourself back in the drivers seat when it comes down to your financial future. BBB A+ Rated & 0 customer complaints for 10 years and counting. Why go anwhere else?

A Costly Dividend: Examples for Scotland’s Sovereign Wealth Fund

This week we look at three examples of sovereign wealth funds internationally. In the light of this week's discovery of new oilfields in the North Sea issues such as commodity volatility and diverse funding will make a come back. How does Scotland deal with a future with its oil and without its oil. How has the International community shamed the UK with superior wealth management."

http://www.globalchange.com China, Russia, UAE and other nations buying national assets. Sovereign wealth funds size and growth. Sustainable investment and impact on growth of the global economy. Protecting national interests from foreign investors and control by other governments. Impact on national security with foreign ownership of utilities, ports, airports and other vital infrastructure. Investment policy, transparency, reaction and regulation. National interest and conflict. Controversy. Impact on investment funds, pension funds, retail funds and exchange rates, direct foreign investment, economic growth and banking. Link to private equity and buyouts. Rescue of banks and financial institutions. Future fund manager decisions and government policies to hold dollar or euro rese...

SoundCloud on the Verge of SHUTTING DOWN gets HUGE FUNDING as CEO steps aside

SoundCloud on the Verge of SHUTTING DOWN gets HUGE FUNDING as CEO steps aside
SoundCloud saved by funding as CEO steps aside, SoundCloud has just closed the necessary funding round to keep the struggling music service afloat. CEO AlexLjung will step aside though remain chairman as former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor replaces him. Mike Weissman will become COO as SoundCloud co-founder and CTOEric Wahlforss stays as chief product officer. New York investment bank Raine Group and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek have stepped in to lead the new Series F funding round of $169.5 million.
SoundCloud laid off 40% of its staff last month, with 173 employees departing in an effort to cut costs. The company only had enough runway left to last into Q4, and today’s investor decision was viewed ...

World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund proposes ditching oil and gas holdings
The Norwegian central bank, which runs the country’s sovereign wealth fund – the world’s biggest – has told its government it should dump its shares in oil and gas companies, in a move that could have...

Establishing Sovereign Wealth Funds in Nigeria

(www.abndigital.com)
With a reported $2.5 trillion assets under management SovereignWealth Funds have continued to grow in importance. African countries endowed with oil and other mineral resources are looking to preserve wealth for future generations by establishing Sovereign Wealth Funds. Joining us from Nigeria is Dennis Aliga, CEO of DMACapital Group.

published: 23 Sep 2010

Wealth Funding video

A brief overview of our premium finance program for lower net-worth clients.

published: 01 Jun 2015

CCA Closing Plenary Aggregated Sources of Funding

The closing plenary focused on ways in which investors can diversify and aggregate their sources of funding. Dr. Adesegun Akin-Olugbade, executive director of the African FinanceCorporation focused on the support that AFC has provided to Obama's Power Africa investment and give an overview of its support for projects in the oil and gas; telecommunications; transportation; energy and heavy industry sectors. Representatives from PTABank, the African Development Bank and the NigerianSovereignInvestmentAgency also provided overviews of their strengths – providing attendees with opportunities to source finance in the enterprise, trade, debt and infrastructure finance markets. He noted that there are bankable opportunities, but the biggest obstacle is the big up-front cost. There is a lot o...

JAIN HOUSING RECEIVES 220 CRORES FUNDING FROM GICPVTLTD, SINGAPORE’S SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDJain Housing & Construction Limited, one of the leading real estate player in Chennai has received funding to the tune of Rs. 220 crores from Singapore’s GIC Pvt. Ltd. With this funding,Jain Housing will develop/ complete high end residential projects in the city’s IT corridor, OMR namely Jains’Inseli Park in PadurVillage and Jains’ Pebble Brook (Phase I & Phase II) in Thoraipakkam. With the development potential of over 2.2 million sq.feet, these projects will be completed by 2018.
Jain Housing which has completed a total sq. feet area of 10,82,211 sq. feet through its various residential projects in Chennai in 2014, has more than 15 projects at different stages of construction to be completed...

Amadou Hott, CEO, Sovereign Wealth Fund of Senegal

John Penrose 'has it spot on with a sovereign wealth fund' to fix the pension system

James Cartlidge MP explains that the current pay-as-you-go pension system, where this month's National Insurance contributions pay this month's state pension, was not designed for the UK's ageing population and the demographic changes that we are seeing.
Mr Cartlidge explains that John Penrose's Sovereign Wealth Fund idea is one of the few that is radical enough to fix the current system, moving it from a pay as you go to a funded system.

Sovereign Funding Structured Settlement Waterfall

Have you been thinking about selling your structured settlement annuity payments? Sovereign Funding Group has been the leading industry expert for over a decade at getting people just like you the highest lump sum payment of money in weeks rather than months or years. Speak to one of their highly trained specialists and put yourself back in the drivers seat when it comes down to your financial future. BBB A+ Rated & 0 customer complaints for 10 years and counting. Why go anwhere else?

A Costly Dividend: Examples for Scotland’s Sovereign Wealth Fund

This week we look at three examples of sovereign wealth funds internationally. In the light of this week's discovery of new oilfields in the North Sea issues su...

This week we look at three examples of sovereign wealth funds internationally. In the light of this week's discovery of new oilfields in the North Sea issues such as commodity volatility and diverse funding will make a come back. How does Scotland deal with a future with its oil and without its oil. How has the International community shamed the UK with superior wealth management."

This week we look at three examples of sovereign wealth funds internationally. In the light of this week's discovery of new oilfields in the North Sea issues such as commodity volatility and diverse funding will make a come back. How does Scotland deal with a future with its oil and without its oil. How has the International community shamed the UK with superior wealth management."

SoundCloud on the Verge of SHUTTING DOWN gets HUGE FUNDING as CEO steps aside

SoundCloud on the Verge of SHUTTING DOWN gets HUGE FUNDING as CEO steps aside
SoundCloud saved by funding as CEO steps aside, SoundCloud has just closed the ne...

SoundCloud on the Verge of SHUTTING DOWN gets HUGE FUNDING as CEO steps aside
SoundCloud saved by funding as CEO steps aside, SoundCloud has just closed the necessary funding round to keep the struggling music service afloat. CEO AlexLjung will step aside though remain chairman as former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor replaces him. Mike Weissman will become COO as SoundCloud co-founder and CTOEric Wahlforss stays as chief product officer. New York investment bank Raine Group and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek have stepped in to lead the new Series F funding round of $169.5 million.
SoundCloud laid off 40% of its staff last month, with 173 employees departing in an effort to cut costs. The company only had enough runway left to last into Q4, and today’s investor decision was viewed as a do-or-die moment for the company. Now it will have the opportunity to try to right the ship, or sail into an established port via acquisition.
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SoundCloud on the Verge of SHUTTING DOWN gets HUGE FUNDING as CEO steps aside
SoundCloud saved by funding as CEO steps aside, SoundCloud has just closed the necessary funding round to keep the struggling music service afloat. CEO AlexLjung will step aside though remain chairman as former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor replaces him. Mike Weissman will become COO as SoundCloud co-founder and CTOEric Wahlforss stays as chief product officer. New York investment bank Raine Group and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek have stepped in to lead the new Series F funding round of $169.5 million.
SoundCloud laid off 40% of its staff last month, with 173 employees departing in an effort to cut costs. The company only had enough runway left to last into Q4, and today’s investor decision was viewed as a do-or-die moment for the company. Now it will have the opportunity to try to right the ship, or sail into an established port via acquisition.
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World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund proposes ditching oil and gas holdings
The Norwegian central bank, which runs the country’s sovereign wealth fund – the world’s biggest – has told its government it should dump its shares in oil and gas companies, in a move that could have...

World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund proposes ditching oil and gas holdings
The Norwegian central bank, which runs the country’s sovereign wealth fund – the world’s biggest – has told its government it should dump its shares in oil and gas companies, in a move that could have...

(www.abndigital.com)
With a reported $2.5 trillion assets under management SovereignWealth Funds have continued to grow in importance. African countries endowed with oil and other mineral resources are looking to preserve wealth for future generations by establishing Sovereign Wealth Funds. Joining us from Nigeria is Dennis Aliga, CEO of DMACapital Group.

(www.abndigital.com)
With a reported $2.5 trillion assets under management SovereignWealth Funds have continued to grow in importance. African countries endowed with oil and other mineral resources are looking to preserve wealth for future generations by establishing Sovereign Wealth Funds. Joining us from Nigeria is Dennis Aliga, CEO of DMACapital Group.

JAIN HOUSING RECEIVES 220 CRORES FUNDING FROM GICPVTLTD, SINGAPORE’S SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDJain Housing & Construction Limited, one of the leading real estate player in Chennai has received funding to the tune of Rs. 220 crores from Singapore’s GIC Pvt. Ltd. With this funding,Jain Housing will develop/ complete high end residential projects in the city’s IT corridor, OMR namely Jains’Inseli Park in PadurVillage and Jains’ Pebble Brook (Phase I & Phase II) in Thoraipakkam. With the development potential of over 2.2 million sq.feet, these projects will be completed by 2018.
Jain Housing which has completed a total sq. feet area of 10,82,211 sq. feet through its various residential projects in Chennai in 2014, has more than 15 projects at different stages of construction to be completed by a span of 4 – 5 years. The real estate developer being an established player in the city, is focusing to expand the presence to other cities PANIndia.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sandeep Mehta, Managing Director, Jain Housing & Construction Limited says, “We are excited to be associated with GIC, leading global investment organization with strong vision and values. This fresh funding from GIC will help us in developing high end residential units, segment which is in demand in the city. 2014 was a successful year for us and we are looking forward to carry the momentum this year with this new funding from GIC. With more than 175 completed residential projects to date, we are targeting to complete around 20 lakh sq.feet of development in 2015. We see this new funding from GIC as a start to a rewarding long-term relationship.”
Jain Housing is planning to launch 3 to 4 new projects in 2015 targeted towards middle income group in Chennai and other cities in 2015. The company is also open to more funding from investors in the future either at the entity level or for any specific project by infusing Equity / StructuredDebt

JAIN HOUSING RECEIVES 220 CRORES FUNDING FROM GICPVTLTD, SINGAPORE’S SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDJain Housing & Construction Limited, one of the leading real estate player in Chennai has received funding to the tune of Rs. 220 crores from Singapore’s GIC Pvt. Ltd. With this funding,Jain Housing will develop/ complete high end residential projects in the city’s IT corridor, OMR namely Jains’Inseli Park in PadurVillage and Jains’ Pebble Brook (Phase I & Phase II) in Thoraipakkam. With the development potential of over 2.2 million sq.feet, these projects will be completed by 2018.
Jain Housing which has completed a total sq. feet area of 10,82,211 sq. feet through its various residential projects in Chennai in 2014, has more than 15 projects at different stages of construction to be completed by a span of 4 – 5 years. The real estate developer being an established player in the city, is focusing to expand the presence to other cities PANIndia.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sandeep Mehta, Managing Director, Jain Housing & Construction Limited says, “We are excited to be associated with GIC, leading global investment organization with strong vision and values. This fresh funding from GIC will help us in developing high end residential units, segment which is in demand in the city. 2014 was a successful year for us and we are looking forward to carry the momentum this year with this new funding from GIC. With more than 175 completed residential projects to date, we are targeting to complete around 20 lakh sq.feet of development in 2015. We see this new funding from GIC as a start to a rewarding long-term relationship.”
Jain Housing is planning to launch 3 to 4 new projects in 2015 targeted towards middle income group in Chennai and other cities in 2015. The company is also open to more funding from investors in the future either at the entity level or for any specific project by infusing Equity / StructuredDebt

James Cartlidge MP explains that the current pay-as-you-go pension system, where this month's National Insurance contributions pay this month's state pension, was not designed for the UK's ageing population and the demographic changes that we are seeing.
Mr Cartlidge explains that John Penrose's Sovereign Wealth Fund idea is one of the few that is radical enough to fix the current system, moving it from a pay as you go to a funded system.

James Cartlidge MP explains that the current pay-as-you-go pension system, where this month's National Insurance contributions pay this month's state pension, was not designed for the UK's ageing population and the demographic changes that we are seeing.
Mr Cartlidge explains that John Penrose's Sovereign Wealth Fund idea is one of the few that is radical enough to fix the current system, moving it from a pay as you go to a funded system.

Sovereign Funding Structured Settlement Waterfall

Have you been thinking about selling your structured settlement annuity payments? Sovereign Funding Group has been the leading industry expert for over a decade...

Have you been thinking about selling your structured settlement annuity payments? Sovereign Funding Group has been the leading industry expert for over a decade at getting people just like you the highest lump sum payment of money in weeks rather than months or years. Speak to one of their highly trained specialists and put yourself back in the drivers seat when it comes down to your financial future. BBB A+ Rated & 0 customer complaints for 10 years and counting. Why go anwhere else?

Have you been thinking about selling your structured settlement annuity payments? Sovereign Funding Group has been the leading industry expert for over a decade at getting people just like you the highest lump sum payment of money in weeks rather than months or years. Speak to one of their highly trained specialists and put yourself back in the drivers seat when it comes down to your financial future. BBB A+ Rated & 0 customer complaints for 10 years and counting. Why go anwhere else?

Motivating Venture Capital in the Era of MENA Technology and Innovation

The Middle East is an affluent region and home to very sophisticated investors, including sovereign wealth funds, large family offices, and venture capital. Yet, most successful regional startups raise the majority of their funding from international investors. While the ability to raise funds from international investors is validating the quality and maturity of growth and late stage startups in the region, there is insufficient funding available from investors in the home market.
In this panel, we will explore the underlying reasons for this gap and ways to foster a better regional investment ecosystem.
ModeratorSaud Al Nowais, UAECommercialAttache (Counselor), Embassy of the UAE, Trade & Commercial Office
Speakers
Ron Cao, Founder and Managing Director, Sky9 Capital
Fadi Ghandou...

published: 23 Feb 2018

CCA Closing Plenary Aggregated Sources of Funding

The closing plenary focused on ways in which investors can diversify and aggregate their sources of funding. Dr. Adesegun Akin-Olugbade, executive director of the African FinanceCorporation focused on the support that AFC has provided to Obama's Power Africa investment and give an overview of its support for projects in the oil and gas; telecommunications; transportation; energy and heavy industry sectors. Representatives from PTABank, the African Development Bank and the NigerianSovereignInvestmentAgency also provided overviews of their strengths – providing attendees with opportunities to source finance in the enterprise, trade, debt and infrastructure finance markets. He noted that there are bankable opportunities, but the biggest obstacle is the big up-front cost. There is a lot o...

published: 30 Oct 2014

Investing in Growth: Accessing Global Capital

At least $30 trillion, by some estimates, is sitting on the sidelines globally earning less than 1 percent. This cash can be deployed to achieve financial returns while spurring development in emerging markets. In a recent speech, Bill Gates encouraged the managers of Norway's sizable sovereign wealth fund to make strategic investments in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia to catalyze infrastructure improvement and business formation. Now more than ever, emerging and frontier markets hold great promise for long-term growth and high returns, given their investments in education, expanding consumer classes and business leadership, technology adoption, more responsive governments and other constructive changes. With corporations, institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds still flush with ca...

Persistently low rates of return across traditional asset classes and growing liabilities are prompting pension and sovereign wealth funds to seek alternatives in search of better yields and returns. Increasingly, assets such as hedge funds, real estate and private equity are being added to portfolios. Are opportunities to be found with Asia-focused managers? Which geographies and strategies should investors embrace and which should they approach with caution? What changes are they considering to governance, compliance and asset allocation as they reassess risk-return strategies? Our panel of experts will share their views on the global macroeconomic environment and how it is driving their investment decisions.

published: 24 Sep 2015

Session Three Part 1 of 2: Sovereign Guarantees: How Important Are These for PPPs?

Session Three: Sovereign Guarantees: How Important Are These for PPPs?
A panel discussion among experts on when sovereign guarantees must be given for PPP projects, what the considerations are for issuing these, i.e. assessing risks to the Government vis-a-vis benefits/value that Government could derive from the project given lower financing costs, how sovereign wraps enhance bankability of a project, thereby providing private sector with more financing sources/options, and an assessment of whether sovereign risk guarantees could be used as a tool to encourage foreign participation in financing of PPP projects.
LeadMember: Valery Tubbax
Head of Power & Infrastructure Advisory
Investment BankingAsiaSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (Singapore)
Panel of Experts:
Hon.Robe...

published: 26 May 2015

What do Limited Partners think of debutant fund managers?

The list of investment professionals who have quit their jobs and floated their own private equity and venture capital funds is growing in India. How do LimitedPartners—those who invest in PE and VC funds—view this trend? What factors do they consider before backing a first-time fund manager? A group of PE and VC executives discussed these issues at the News Corp VCCircle Limited Partners Summit, held in Mumbai in March. Watch the discussion to know more.
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In response to the financial crisis many governments aim to maintain investment at the same time as limiting public spending by attracting private finance through new models of partnership. Others are struggling to make payments due for infrastructure delivered under existing public private partnership contracts, agreed when the economy was growing more rapidly. This session will examine how to ensure adequate funding whilst limiting public exposure to debt. Questions for discussion include:
Can guidelines be set for selection of the best mix of public and private finance?
Are new partnership models needed to access capital markets, pension, insurance and sovereign wealth funds?
How can off-balance sheet financing liabilities be contained?
In a global financial market, what makes some reg...

published: 03 Jul 2014

Why European lenders are putting together a multi-million dollar fund to invest in Africa

[618] Gold above $1300, DiMartino on Fed policy as Brexit looms

Gold prices are seeing a big boost just a day after the Fed decided to keep interest rates unchanged. And eMarketer, which tracks consumer trends, found that 25% of China’s population will make cross-border online purchases by the year 2020. Ameera David has details. Afterwards, Boom Bust’s Bianca Facchinei reports on the trial pitting the investment bank Goldman Sachs against Libya, due to Libya’s claims that Goldman is responsible for $1.2 billion in losses by Libya’s sovereign wealth fund. Then, Ameera talks to RT correspondent Anya Parampil about the lack of females on boards of directors or as CEOs in the United States.
After the break, Edward Harrison talks to Danielle DiMartino Booth, founder of MoneyStrong and former advisor to the Dallas Fed, about capital investment and Fed pol...

There are two types of investors, retail investors and institutional investors:
Retail investor
Individuals gambling in games of chance.
Individual investors (including trusts on behalf of individuals, and umbrella companies formed by two or more to pool investment funds)
Collectors of art, antiques, and other things of value
Angel investors (individuals and groups)
Sweat equity investor
Institutional investorVenture capital and private equity funds, which serve as investment collectives on behalf of individuals, companies, pension plans, insurance reserves, or other funds.
Businesses that make investments, either directly or via a captive fund
Investment trusts, including real estate investment trusts
Mutual funds, hedge funds, and other funds, ownership of which may or may not be publ...

published: 24 Jun 2015

Why are Financial Markets So Bad at Pricing Geopolitical Risk? | A Conversation with Rachel Ziemba

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In this Market Forces segment of the Hidden Forces Podcast, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Emerging Markets Analyst Rachel Ziemba. Rachel leads Emerging Markets coverage for Roubini Global Economics and writes extensively across all three EM/Frontier regions, as well as about commodities. She has a particular interest in the macroeconomics of oil-exporting nations, including the management of oil wealth, energy-sector supply risks, and China. Ms. Ziemba also does extensive work on global macroeconomic issues, particularly foreign-exchange reserve accumulation, sovereign-wealth management, and economic imbalances. Prior to joining 4CAST-RGE, Rachel worked for the Canadian International DevelopmentAgency in Cairo, Egypt, and the...

published: 25 Sep 2017

Fondo Soberano de Singapore (GIC), por Ng Kok Song

Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, by Ng Kok Song
Ng Kok Song’s presentation on the case of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund (the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation) emphasizes the following the points.
· Globalization is broadly defined as the increasing integration of goods, services and capital in the global economy.
· If we quantify globalization in terms of global trade as a proportion of GDP, we see a fantastic increase.
· Sovereign wealth funds, a group of asset controllers which are largely government owned or government controlled, are basically an offspring of globalization.
Presentación de ng Kok Song versó sobre el caso del Fondo soberano de Singapur (la Government of Singapore Investment Corporation) destaca los siguientes los p...

published: 25 Mar 2015

The Stoler Report: "Real Estate Debt & Equity Fund Executives"

HostMichael Stoler sits down with investment experts to gain their perspectives on the state of the real estate marketplace. They discuss the demographic and supply driven factors that impact investment experts' decisions on future investments, the main factors that attract people to invest, such as close-closing deals and high profit yield, the different investment portfolios that are made in order to tailor them towards the clients' own personal preferences, as well as the best and worst asset classes within the general real estate marketplace.
The national pastime is not baseball, basketball or football; it's the topic of real estate. People all over New York and the tri-state region are talking about the real estate marketplace: office space, affordable housing, rentals, condos, r...

Motivating Venture Capital in the Era of MENA Technology and Innovation

The Middle East is an affluent region and home to very sophisticated investors, including sovereign wealth funds, large family offices, and venture capital. Yet...

The Middle East is an affluent region and home to very sophisticated investors, including sovereign wealth funds, large family offices, and venture capital. Yet, most successful regional startups raise the majority of their funding from international investors. While the ability to raise funds from international investors is validating the quality and maturity of growth and late stage startups in the region, there is insufficient funding available from investors in the home market.
In this panel, we will explore the underlying reasons for this gap and ways to foster a better regional investment ecosystem.
ModeratorSaud Al Nowais, UAECommercialAttache (Counselor), Embassy of the UAE, Trade & Commercial Office
Speakers
Ron Cao, Founder and Managing Director, Sky9 CapitalFadi Ghandour, Executive Chairman, Wamda Capital; Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Aramex
Sumant Mandal, Managing Director, March Capital Partners; Co-Founder, The HiveAbdulrahman Tarabzouni, CEO and Managing Director, STV
For more information, visit: http://milkeninstitute.org/mena
#MIGlobal

The Middle East is an affluent region and home to very sophisticated investors, including sovereign wealth funds, large family offices, and venture capital. Yet, most successful regional startups raise the majority of their funding from international investors. While the ability to raise funds from international investors is validating the quality and maturity of growth and late stage startups in the region, there is insufficient funding available from investors in the home market.
In this panel, we will explore the underlying reasons for this gap and ways to foster a better regional investment ecosystem.
ModeratorSaud Al Nowais, UAECommercialAttache (Counselor), Embassy of the UAE, Trade & Commercial Office
Speakers
Ron Cao, Founder and Managing Director, Sky9 CapitalFadi Ghandour, Executive Chairman, Wamda Capital; Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Aramex
Sumant Mandal, Managing Director, March Capital Partners; Co-Founder, The HiveAbdulrahman Tarabzouni, CEO and Managing Director, STV
For more information, visit: http://milkeninstitute.org/mena
#MIGlobal

Investing in Growth: Accessing Global Capital

At least $30 trillion, by some estimates, is sitting on the sidelines globally earning less than 1 percent. This cash can be deployed to achieve financial retur...

At least $30 trillion, by some estimates, is sitting on the sidelines globally earning less than 1 percent. This cash can be deployed to achieve financial returns while spurring development in emerging markets. In a recent speech, Bill Gates encouraged the managers of Norway's sizable sovereign wealth fund to make strategic investments in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia to catalyze infrastructure improvement and business formation. Now more than ever, emerging and frontier markets hold great promise for long-term growth and high returns, given their investments in education, expanding consumer classes and business leadership, technology adoption, more responsive governments and other constructive changes. With corporations, institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds still flush with cash, our panel will discuss investment opportunities, best practices of nations for attracting capital, and potential triggers that can accelerate the deployment of this capital into developing markets.

At least $30 trillion, by some estimates, is sitting on the sidelines globally earning less than 1 percent. This cash can be deployed to achieve financial returns while spurring development in emerging markets. In a recent speech, Bill Gates encouraged the managers of Norway's sizable sovereign wealth fund to make strategic investments in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia to catalyze infrastructure improvement and business formation. Now more than ever, emerging and frontier markets hold great promise for long-term growth and high returns, given their investments in education, expanding consumer classes and business leadership, technology adoption, more responsive governments and other constructive changes. With corporations, institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds still flush with cash, our panel will discuss investment opportunities, best practices of nations for attracting capital, and potential triggers that can accelerate the deployment of this capital into developing markets.

Persistently low rates of return across traditional asset classes and growing liabilities are prompting pension and sovereign wealth funds to seek alternatives in search of better yields and returns. Increasingly, assets such as hedge funds, real estate and private equity are being added to portfolios. Are opportunities to be found with Asia-focused managers? Which geographies and strategies should investors embrace and which should they approach with caution? What changes are they considering to governance, compliance and asset allocation as they reassess risk-return strategies? Our panel of experts will share their views on the global macroeconomic environment and how it is driving their investment decisions.

Persistently low rates of return across traditional asset classes and growing liabilities are prompting pension and sovereign wealth funds to seek alternatives in search of better yields and returns. Increasingly, assets such as hedge funds, real estate and private equity are being added to portfolios. Are opportunities to be found with Asia-focused managers? Which geographies and strategies should investors embrace and which should they approach with caution? What changes are they considering to governance, compliance and asset allocation as they reassess risk-return strategies? Our panel of experts will share their views on the global macroeconomic environment and how it is driving their investment decisions.

published:24 Sep 2015

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Session Three Part 1 of 2: Sovereign Guarantees: How Important Are These for PPPs?

What do Limited Partners think of debutant fund managers?

The list of investment professionals who have quit their jobs and floated their own private equity and venture capital funds is growing in India. How do Limited...

The list of investment professionals who have quit their jobs and floated their own private equity and venture capital funds is growing in India. How do LimitedPartners—those who invest in PE and VC funds—view this trend? What factors do they consider before backing a first-time fund manager? A group of PE and VC executives discussed these issues at the News Corp VCCircle Limited Partners Summit, held in Mumbai in March. Watch the discussion to know more.
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The list of investment professionals who have quit their jobs and floated their own private equity and venture capital funds is growing in India. How do LimitedPartners—those who invest in PE and VC funds—view this trend? What factors do they consider before backing a first-time fund manager? A group of PE and VC executives discussed these issues at the News Corp VCCircle Limited Partners Summit, held in Mumbai in March. Watch the discussion to know more.
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In response to the financial crisis many governments aim to maintain investment at the same time as limiting public spending by attracting private finance throu...

In response to the financial crisis many governments aim to maintain investment at the same time as limiting public spending by attracting private finance through new models of partnership. Others are struggling to make payments due for infrastructure delivered under existing public private partnership contracts, agreed when the economy was growing more rapidly. This session will examine how to ensure adequate funding whilst limiting public exposure to debt. Questions for discussion include:
Can guidelines be set for selection of the best mix of public and private finance?
Are new partnership models needed to access capital markets, pension, insurance and sovereign wealth funds?
How can off-balance sheet financing liabilities be contained?
In a global financial market, what makes some regions and sectors more capable of attracting investment?
23 May 2013, Leipzig, Germany.

In response to the financial crisis many governments aim to maintain investment at the same time as limiting public spending by attracting private finance through new models of partnership. Others are struggling to make payments due for infrastructure delivered under existing public private partnership contracts, agreed when the economy was growing more rapidly. This session will examine how to ensure adequate funding whilst limiting public exposure to debt. Questions for discussion include:
Can guidelines be set for selection of the best mix of public and private finance?
Are new partnership models needed to access capital markets, pension, insurance and sovereign wealth funds?
How can off-balance sheet financing liabilities be contained?
In a global financial market, what makes some regions and sectors more capable of attracting investment?
23 May 2013, Leipzig, Germany.

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Why European lenders are putting together a multi-million dollar fund to invest in Africa

[618] Gold above $1300, DiMartino on Fed policy as Brexit looms

Gold prices are seeing a big boost just a day after the Fed decided to keep interest rates unchanged. And eMarketer, which tracks consumer trends, found that 25...

Gold prices are seeing a big boost just a day after the Fed decided to keep interest rates unchanged. And eMarketer, which tracks consumer trends, found that 25% of China’s population will make cross-border online purchases by the year 2020. Ameera David has details. Afterwards, Boom Bust’s Bianca Facchinei reports on the trial pitting the investment bank Goldman Sachs against Libya, due to Libya’s claims that Goldman is responsible for $1.2 billion in losses by Libya’s sovereign wealth fund. Then, Ameera talks to RT correspondent Anya Parampil about the lack of females on boards of directors or as CEOs in the United States.
After the break, Edward Harrison talks to Danielle DiMartino Booth, founder of MoneyStrong and former advisor to the Dallas Fed, about capital investment and Fed policy amid signs of a weakening US economy. And in the Big Deal, Edward and Ameera discuss some of the most salient issues surrounding Britain’s referendum on whether to leave the EU, that comes in a week’s time.
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Gold prices are seeing a big boost just a day after the Fed decided to keep interest rates unchanged. And eMarketer, which tracks consumer trends, found that 25% of China’s population will make cross-border online purchases by the year 2020. Ameera David has details. Afterwards, Boom Bust’s Bianca Facchinei reports on the trial pitting the investment bank Goldman Sachs against Libya, due to Libya’s claims that Goldman is responsible for $1.2 billion in losses by Libya’s sovereign wealth fund. Then, Ameera talks to RT correspondent Anya Parampil about the lack of females on boards of directors or as CEOs in the United States.
After the break, Edward Harrison talks to Danielle DiMartino Booth, founder of MoneyStrong and former advisor to the Dallas Fed, about capital investment and Fed policy amid signs of a weakening US economy. And in the Big Deal, Edward and Ameera discuss some of the most salient issues surrounding Britain’s referendum on whether to leave the EU, that comes in a week’s time.
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There are two types of investors, retail investors and institutional investors:
Retail investor
Individuals gambling in games of chance.
Individual investors (...

There are two types of investors, retail investors and institutional investors:
Retail investor
Individuals gambling in games of chance.
Individual investors (including trusts on behalf of individuals, and umbrella companies formed by two or more to pool investment funds)
Collectors of art, antiques, and other things of value
Angel investors (individuals and groups)
Sweat equity investor
Institutional investorVenture capital and private equity funds, which serve as investment collectives on behalf of individuals, companies, pension plans, insurance reserves, or other funds.
Businesses that make investments, either directly or via a captive fund
Investment trusts, including real estate investment trusts
Mutual funds, hedge funds, and other funds, ownership of which may or may not be publicly traded (these funds typically pool money raised from their owner-subscribers to invest in securities)
Sovereign wealth funds
Investors might also be classified according to their styles. In this respect, an important distinctive investor psychology trait is risk attitude.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investor
Levitt was appointed to his first five-year term as Chairman of the SEC by President Clinton in July 1993 and reappointed in May 1998. He left the Commission on February 9, 2001, and was succeeded by Harvey Pitt. Levitt has said that he first learned of his being considered for the job from The Wall Street Journal.
At the time Levitt came to the SEC, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) had proposed requiring companies to record stock options on their income statements, which split the accounting industry and was opposed by many in the American business community. According to a Merrill Lynch study, expensing stock options would have reduced profits among leading high-tech companies by 60% on average. Congress began to exert pressure on the FASB, and on May 3, 1994, the Senate, led by DemocraticSenator Joe Lieberman, offered a non-binding resolution urging FASB not to adopt the proposed rule; the vote in favor was 88–9. Concerned that insensitivity to this sentiment in Congress might threaten FASB as an independent standard setter, Levitt urged the FASB to not go ahead with the rule proposal. He later said this "was probably the single biggest mistake I made in my years at the SEC."[7]
In September 1998 at New York University, he gave a speech entitled "The Numbers Game". It addressed five ways in which corporations were managing earnings (big bath charges, creative acquisition accounting, cookie-jar reserves, materiality, revenue recognition). In his speech, Levitt advocated improving the transparency and comparability of financial statements.
In 1997, the SEC under Levitt's leadership approved the exemption of some Enron partnerships from the tight accounting controls of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Without this exemption, critics maintain, the company would have been constrained by strict rules found in 1996 legislation that would have prohibited certain foreign investments and the shifting of debt to its foreign subsidiary shell companies.
During Levitt's tenure at the SEC, he was widely viewed as a pro-investor advocate and received favorable press coverage. More recently he has come under criticism for failing to act against 1990s bull market abuses and not uncovering Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Levitt

There are two types of investors, retail investors and institutional investors:
Retail investor
Individuals gambling in games of chance.
Individual investors (including trusts on behalf of individuals, and umbrella companies formed by two or more to pool investment funds)
Collectors of art, antiques, and other things of value
Angel investors (individuals and groups)
Sweat equity investor
Institutional investorVenture capital and private equity funds, which serve as investment collectives on behalf of individuals, companies, pension plans, insurance reserves, or other funds.
Businesses that make investments, either directly or via a captive fund
Investment trusts, including real estate investment trusts
Mutual funds, hedge funds, and other funds, ownership of which may or may not be publicly traded (these funds typically pool money raised from their owner-subscribers to invest in securities)
Sovereign wealth funds
Investors might also be classified according to their styles. In this respect, an important distinctive investor psychology trait is risk attitude.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investor
Levitt was appointed to his first five-year term as Chairman of the SEC by President Clinton in July 1993 and reappointed in May 1998. He left the Commission on February 9, 2001, and was succeeded by Harvey Pitt. Levitt has said that he first learned of his being considered for the job from The Wall Street Journal.
At the time Levitt came to the SEC, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) had proposed requiring companies to record stock options on their income statements, which split the accounting industry and was opposed by many in the American business community. According to a Merrill Lynch study, expensing stock options would have reduced profits among leading high-tech companies by 60% on average. Congress began to exert pressure on the FASB, and on May 3, 1994, the Senate, led by DemocraticSenator Joe Lieberman, offered a non-binding resolution urging FASB not to adopt the proposed rule; the vote in favor was 88–9. Concerned that insensitivity to this sentiment in Congress might threaten FASB as an independent standard setter, Levitt urged the FASB to not go ahead with the rule proposal. He later said this "was probably the single biggest mistake I made in my years at the SEC."[7]
In September 1998 at New York University, he gave a speech entitled "The Numbers Game". It addressed five ways in which corporations were managing earnings (big bath charges, creative acquisition accounting, cookie-jar reserves, materiality, revenue recognition). In his speech, Levitt advocated improving the transparency and comparability of financial statements.
In 1997, the SEC under Levitt's leadership approved the exemption of some Enron partnerships from the tight accounting controls of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Without this exemption, critics maintain, the company would have been constrained by strict rules found in 1996 legislation that would have prohibited certain foreign investments and the shifting of debt to its foreign subsidiary shell companies.
During Levitt's tenure at the SEC, he was widely viewed as a pro-investor advocate and received favorable press coverage. More recently he has come under criticism for failing to act against 1990s bull market abuses and not uncovering Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Levitt

published:24 Jun 2015

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Why are Financial Markets So Bad at Pricing Geopolitical Risk? | A Conversation with Rachel Ziemba

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In this Market Forces segment of the Hidden Forces Podcast, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Emerging Markets Analyst Rachel Ziemba. Rachel leads Emerging Markets coverage for Roubini Global Economics and writes extensively across all three EM/Frontier regions, as well as about commodities. She has a particular interest in the macroeconomics of oil-exporting nations, including the management of oil wealth, energy-sector supply risks, and China. Ms. Ziemba also does extensive work on global macroeconomic issues, particularly foreign-exchange reserve accumulation, sovereign-wealth management, and economic imbalances. Prior to joining 4CAST-RGE, Rachel worked for the Canadian International DevelopmentAgency in Cairo, Egypt, and the International Development Research Centre in Ottawa, Canada. Rachel has served as an expert commentator for Bloomberg, CNBC, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets. Her research has been cited by the Economist and in papers from the IMF, World Bank, European Central Bank, and U.S.Federal Reserve. She has served as an expert member of task forces in the U.S, and the UK on issues ranging from economic sanctions, Chinese security challenges, Egypt and sovereign wealth funds.
In this almost hour-long conversation, Rachel Ziemba speaks with Demetri Kofinas about some of the most important phenomena impacting markets. The conversation begins with a look towards North Korea and the geopolitical crisis that is unfolding on the Korean Peninsula. What has been the verdict, thus far, in financial markets? Why are financial markets so bad at pricing geopolitical risk? Is this a problem of too little information? Do governments even have a firm grasp of the evolving geopolitical crisis in North Korea?
The conversation then shifts to the falling dollar. What has been driving the fall in the dollar since the beginning of 2017? Have we seen a bottom or could the dollar fall another five, ten, or even twenty percent from these levels? The greenback has fallen despite a further drop in yields on 10-year and 30-year US treasuries. This is particularly relevant in light of the dollar carry-trade, which has benefited from the Federal Reserve's policy of low interest rates in the United States. How has the dollar's role as a funding currency for emerging markets played a role in the recent rise in equities and bond prices in some of these markets? What can forward volatility and the price of currency swaps tell us about the risk of a snap-back in the dollar carry-trade?
Finally, Rachel and Demetri discuss energy markets, specifically the chronically low price of oil and its effects on the oil and natural gas industries in the United States, as well as those abroad. In particular, the two discuss the case of Saudi Arabia, with its dwindling foreign exchange reserves and fragile geopolitical position.
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Subscribe to Hidden Forces Here: http://www.hiddenforcespod.com/
In this Market Forces segment of the Hidden Forces Podcast, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Emerging Markets Analyst Rachel Ziemba. Rachel leads Emerging Markets coverage for Roubini Global Economics and writes extensively across all three EM/Frontier regions, as well as about commodities. She has a particular interest in the macroeconomics of oil-exporting nations, including the management of oil wealth, energy-sector supply risks, and China. Ms. Ziemba also does extensive work on global macroeconomic issues, particularly foreign-exchange reserve accumulation, sovereign-wealth management, and economic imbalances. Prior to joining 4CAST-RGE, Rachel worked for the Canadian International DevelopmentAgency in Cairo, Egypt, and the International Development Research Centre in Ottawa, Canada. Rachel has served as an expert commentator for Bloomberg, CNBC, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets. Her research has been cited by the Economist and in papers from the IMF, World Bank, European Central Bank, and U.S.Federal Reserve. She has served as an expert member of task forces in the U.S, and the UK on issues ranging from economic sanctions, Chinese security challenges, Egypt and sovereign wealth funds.
In this almost hour-long conversation, Rachel Ziemba speaks with Demetri Kofinas about some of the most important phenomena impacting markets. The conversation begins with a look towards North Korea and the geopolitical crisis that is unfolding on the Korean Peninsula. What has been the verdict, thus far, in financial markets? Why are financial markets so bad at pricing geopolitical risk? Is this a problem of too little information? Do governments even have a firm grasp of the evolving geopolitical crisis in North Korea?
The conversation then shifts to the falling dollar. What has been driving the fall in the dollar since the beginning of 2017? Have we seen a bottom or could the dollar fall another five, ten, or even twenty percent from these levels? The greenback has fallen despite a further drop in yields on 10-year and 30-year US treasuries. This is particularly relevant in light of the dollar carry-trade, which has benefited from the Federal Reserve's policy of low interest rates in the United States. How has the dollar's role as a funding currency for emerging markets played a role in the recent rise in equities and bond prices in some of these markets? What can forward volatility and the price of currency swaps tell us about the risk of a snap-back in the dollar carry-trade?
Finally, Rachel and Demetri discuss energy markets, specifically the chronically low price of oil and its effects on the oil and natural gas industries in the United States, as well as those abroad. In particular, the two discuss the case of Saudi Arabia, with its dwindling foreign exchange reserves and fragile geopolitical position.
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The Stoler Report: "Real Estate Debt & Equity Fund Executives"

HostMichael Stoler sits down with investment experts to gain their perspectives on the state of the real estate marketplace. They discuss the demographic and s...

HostMichael Stoler sits down with investment experts to gain their perspectives on the state of the real estate marketplace. They discuss the demographic and supply driven factors that impact investment experts' decisions on future investments, the main factors that attract people to invest, such as close-closing deals and high profit yield, the different investment portfolios that are made in order to tailor them towards the clients' own personal preferences, as well as the best and worst asset classes within the general real estate marketplace.
The national pastime is not baseball, basketball or football; it's the topic of real estate. People all over New York and the tri-state region are talking about the real estate marketplace: office space, affordable housing, rentals, condos, retail trends. What are the trends? What's the latest news? And where's the next development? Join Michael Stoler every week and explore these and other real estate issues in the tri-state area during this half-hour round table discussion.
TapeDate: 5/6/2010Watch more at www.cuny.tv/series/stolerreport

HostMichael Stoler sits down with investment experts to gain their perspectives on the state of the real estate marketplace. They discuss the demographic and supply driven factors that impact investment experts' decisions on future investments, the main factors that attract people to invest, such as close-closing deals and high profit yield, the different investment portfolios that are made in order to tailor them towards the clients' own personal preferences, as well as the best and worst asset classes within the general real estate marketplace.
The national pastime is not baseball, basketball or football; it's the topic of real estate. People all over New York and the tri-state region are talking about the real estate marketplace: office space, affordable housing, rentals, condos, retail trends. What are the trends? What's the latest news? And where's the next development? Join Michael Stoler every week and explore these and other real estate issues in the tri-state area during this half-hour round table discussion.
TapeDate: 5/6/2010Watch more at www.cuny.tv/series/stolerreport

A Costly Dividend: Examples for Scotland’s Sovereign Wealth Fund

This week we look at three examples of sovereign wealth funds internationally. In the light of this week's discovery of new oilfields in the North Sea issues such as commodity volatility and diverse funding will make a come back. How does Scotland deal with a future with its oil and without its oil. How has the International community shamed the UK with superior wealth management."

SoundCloud on the Verge of SHUTTING DOWN gets HUGE FUNDING as CEO steps aside

SoundCloud on the Verge of SHUTTING DOWN gets HUGE FUNDING as CEO steps aside
SoundCloud saved by funding as CEO steps aside, SoundCloud has just closed the necessary funding round to keep the struggling music service afloat. CEO AlexLjung will step aside though remain chairman as former Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor replaces him. Mike Weissman will become COO as SoundCloud co-founder and CTOEric Wahlforss stays as chief product officer. New York investment bank Raine Group and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek have stepped in to lead the new Series F funding round of $169.5 million.
SoundCloud laid off 40% of its staff last month, with 173 employees departing in an effort to cut costs. The company only had enough runway left to last into Q4, and today’s investor decision was viewed as a do-or-die moment for the company. Now it will have the opportunity to try to right the ship, or sail into an established port via acquisition.
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World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund proposes ditching oil and gas holdings
The Norwegian central bank, which runs the country’s sovereign wealth fund – the world’s biggest – has told its government it should dump its shares in oil and gas companies, in a move that could have...

Establishing Sovereign Wealth Funds in Nigeria

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With a reported $2.5 trillion assets under management SovereignWealth Funds have continued to grow in importance. African countries endowed with oil and other mineral resources are looking to preserve wealth for future generations by establishing Sovereign Wealth Funds. Joining us from Nigeria is Dennis Aliga, CEO of DMACapital Group.

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JAIN HOUSING RECEIVES 220 CRORES FUNDING FROM GICPVTLTD, SINGAPORE’S SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDJain Housing & Construction Limited, one of the leading real estate player in Chennai has received funding to the tune of Rs. 220 crores from Singapore’s GIC Pvt. Ltd. With this funding,Jain Housing will develop/ complete high end residential projects in the city’s IT corridor, OMR namely Jains’Inseli Park in PadurVillage and Jains’ Pebble Brook (Phase I & Phase II) in Thoraipakkam. With the development potential of over 2.2 million sq.feet, these projects will be completed by 2018.
Jain Housing which has completed a total sq. feet area of 10,82,211 sq. feet through its various residential projects in Chennai in 2014, has more than 15 projects at different stages of construction to be completed by a span of 4 – 5 years. The real estate developer being an established player in the city, is focusing to expand the presence to other cities PANIndia.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sandeep Mehta, Managing Director, Jain Housing & Construction Limited says, “We are excited to be associated with GIC, leading global investment organization with strong vision and values. This fresh funding from GIC will help us in developing high end residential units, segment which is in demand in the city. 2014 was a successful year for us and we are looking forward to carry the momentum this year with this new funding from GIC. With more than 175 completed residential projects to date, we are targeting to complete around 20 lakh sq.feet of development in 2015. We see this new funding from GIC as a start to a rewarding long-term relationship.”
Jain Housing is planning to launch 3 to 4 new projects in 2015 targeted towards middle income group in Chennai and other cities in 2015. The company is also open to more funding from investors in the future either at the entity level or for any specific project by infusing Equity / StructuredDebt

John Penrose 'has it spot on with a sovereign wealth fund' to fix the pension system

James Cartlidge MP explains that the current pay-as-you-go pension system, where this month's National Insurance contributions pay this month's state pension, was not designed for the UK's ageing population and the demographic changes that we are seeing.
Mr Cartlidge explains that John Penrose's Sovereign Wealth Fund idea is one of the few that is radical enough to fix the current system, moving it from a pay as you go to a funded system.

Sovereign Funding Structured Settlement Waterfall

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Motivating Venture Capital in the Era of MENA Technology and Innovation

The Middle East is an affluent region and home to very sophisticated investors, including sovereign wealth funds, large family offices, and venture capital. Yet, most successful regional startups raise the majority of their funding from international investors. While the ability to raise funds from international investors is validating the quality and maturity of growth and late stage startups in the region, there is insufficient funding available from investors in the home market.
In this panel, we will explore the underlying reasons for this gap and ways to foster a better regional investment ecosystem.
ModeratorSaud Al Nowais, UAECommercialAttache (Counselor), Embassy of the UAE, Trade & Commercial Office
Speakers
Ron Cao, Founder and Managing Director, Sky9 CapitalFadi Ghandour, Executive Chairman, Wamda Capital; Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Aramex
Sumant Mandal, Managing Director, March Capital Partners; Co-Founder, The HiveAbdulrahman Tarabzouni, CEO and Managing Director, STV
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1:07:07

CCA Closing Plenary Aggregated Sources of Funding

The closing plenary focused on ways in which investors can diversify and aggregate their s...

Investing in Growth: Accessing Global Capital

At least $30 trillion, by some estimates, is sitting on the sidelines globally earning less than 1 percent. This cash can be deployed to achieve financial returns while spurring development in emerging markets. In a recent speech, Bill Gates encouraged the managers of Norway's sizable sovereign wealth fund to make strategic investments in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia to catalyze infrastructure improvement and business formation. Now more than ever, emerging and frontier markets hold great promise for long-term growth and high returns, given their investments in education, expanding consumer classes and business leadership, technology adoption, more responsive governments and other constructive changes. With corporations, institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds still flush with cash, our panel will discuss investment opportunities, best practices of nations for attracting capital, and potential triggers that can accelerate the deployment of this capital into developing markets.

Persistently low rates of return across traditional asset classes and growing liabilities are prompting pension and sovereign wealth funds to seek alternatives in search of better yields and returns. Increasingly, assets such as hedge funds, real estate and private equity are being added to portfolios. Are opportunities to be found with Asia-focused managers? Which geographies and strategies should investors embrace and which should they approach with caution? What changes are they considering to governance, compliance and asset allocation as they reassess risk-return strategies? Our panel of experts will share their views on the global macroeconomic environment and how it is driving their investment decisions.

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Session Three Part 1 of 2: Sovereign Guarantees: How Important Are These for PPPs?

Session Three: Sovereign Guarantees: How Important Are These for PPPs?
A panel discussio...

What do Limited Partners think of debutant fund managers?

The list of investment professionals who have quit their jobs and floated their own private equity and venture capital funds is growing in India. How do LimitedPartners—those who invest in PE and VC funds—view this trend? What factors do they consider before backing a first-time fund manager? A group of PE and VC executives discussed these issues at the News Corp VCCircle Limited Partners Summit, held in Mumbai in March. Watch the discussion to know more.
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In response to the financial crisis many governments aim to maintain investment at the same time as limiting public spending by attracting private finance through new models of partnership. Others are struggling to make payments due for infrastructure delivered under existing public private partnership contracts, agreed when the economy was growing more rapidly. This session will examine how to ensure adequate funding whilst limiting public exposure to debt. Questions for discussion include:
Can guidelines be set for selection of the best mix of public and private finance?
Are new partnership models needed to access capital markets, pension, insurance and sovereign wealth funds?
How can off-balance sheet financing liabilities be contained?
In a global financial market, what makes some regions and sectors more capable of attracting investment?
23 May 2013, Leipzig, Germany.

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Why European lenders are putting together a multi-million dollar fund to invest in Africa

In this CNBC Africa Special we speak to Deepak Malik, incoming CEO of Arise on why three E...

[618] Gold above $1300, DiMartino on Fed policy as Brexit looms

Gold prices are seeing a big boost just a day after the Fed decided to keep interest rates unchanged. And eMarketer, which tracks consumer trends, found that 25% of China’s population will make cross-border online purchases by the year 2020. Ameera David has details. Afterwards, Boom Bust’s Bianca Facchinei reports on the trial pitting the investment bank Goldman Sachs against Libya, due to Libya’s claims that Goldman is responsible for $1.2 billion in losses by Libya’s sovereign wealth fund. Then, Ameera talks to RT correspondent Anya Parampil about the lack of females on boards of directors or as CEOs in the United States.
After the break, Edward Harrison talks to Danielle DiMartino Booth, founder of MoneyStrong and former advisor to the Dallas Fed, about capital investment and Fed policy amid signs of a weakening US economy. And in the Big Deal, Edward and Ameera discuss some of the most salient issues surrounding Britain’s referendum on whether to leave the EU, that comes in a week’s time.
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There are two types of investors, retail investors and institutional investors:
Retail investor
Individuals gambling in games of chance.
Individual investors (including trusts on behalf of individuals, and umbrella companies formed by two or more to pool investment funds)
Collectors of art, antiques, and other things of value
Angel investors (individuals and groups)
Sweat equity investor
Institutional investorVenture capital and private equity funds, which serve as investment collectives on behalf of individuals, companies, pension plans, insurance reserves, or other funds.
Businesses that make investments, either directly or via a captive fund
Investment trusts, including real estate investment trusts
Mutual funds, hedge funds, and other funds, ownership of which may or may not be publicly traded (these funds typically pool money raised from their owner-subscribers to invest in securities)
Sovereign wealth funds
Investors might also be classified according to their styles. In this respect, an important distinctive investor psychology trait is risk attitude.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investor
Levitt was appointed to his first five-year term as Chairman of the SEC by President Clinton in July 1993 and reappointed in May 1998. He left the Commission on February 9, 2001, and was succeeded by Harvey Pitt. Levitt has said that he first learned of his being considered for the job from The Wall Street Journal.
At the time Levitt came to the SEC, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) had proposed requiring companies to record stock options on their income statements, which split the accounting industry and was opposed by many in the American business community. According to a Merrill Lynch study, expensing stock options would have reduced profits among leading high-tech companies by 60% on average. Congress began to exert pressure on the FASB, and on May 3, 1994, the Senate, led by DemocraticSenator Joe Lieberman, offered a non-binding resolution urging FASB not to adopt the proposed rule; the vote in favor was 88–9. Concerned that insensitivity to this sentiment in Congress might threaten FASB as an independent standard setter, Levitt urged the FASB to not go ahead with the rule proposal. He later said this "was probably the single biggest mistake I made in my years at the SEC."[7]
In September 1998 at New York University, he gave a speech entitled "The Numbers Game". It addressed five ways in which corporations were managing earnings (big bath charges, creative acquisition accounting, cookie-jar reserves, materiality, revenue recognition). In his speech, Levitt advocated improving the transparency and comparability of financial statements.
In 1997, the SEC under Levitt's leadership approved the exemption of some Enron partnerships from the tight accounting controls of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Without this exemption, critics maintain, the company would have been constrained by strict rules found in 1996 legislation that would have prohibited certain foreign investments and the shifting of debt to its foreign subsidiary shell companies.
During Levitt's tenure at the SEC, he was widely viewed as a pro-investor advocate and received favorable press coverage. More recently he has come under criticism for failing to act against 1990s bull market abuses and not uncovering Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Levitt

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Why are Financial Markets So Bad at Pricing Geopolitical Risk? | A Conversation with Rachel Ziemba

Why are Financial Markets So Bad at Pricing Geopolitical Risk? | A Conversation with Rachel Ziemba

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In this Market Forces segment of the Hidden Forces Podcast, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Emerging Markets Analyst Rachel Ziemba. Rachel leads Emerging Markets coverage for Roubini Global Economics and writes extensively across all three EM/Frontier regions, as well as about commodities. She has a particular interest in the macroeconomics of oil-exporting nations, including the management of oil wealth, energy-sector supply risks, and China. Ms. Ziemba also does extensive work on global macroeconomic issues, particularly foreign-exchange reserve accumulation, sovereign-wealth management, and economic imbalances. Prior to joining 4CAST-RGE, Rachel worked for the Canadian International DevelopmentAgency in Cairo, Egypt, and the International Development Research Centre in Ottawa, Canada. Rachel has served as an expert commentator for Bloomberg, CNBC, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets. Her research has been cited by the Economist and in papers from the IMF, World Bank, European Central Bank, and U.S.Federal Reserve. She has served as an expert member of task forces in the U.S, and the UK on issues ranging from economic sanctions, Chinese security challenges, Egypt and sovereign wealth funds.
In this almost hour-long conversation, Rachel Ziemba speaks with Demetri Kofinas about some of the most important phenomena impacting markets. The conversation begins with a look towards North Korea and the geopolitical crisis that is unfolding on the Korean Peninsula. What has been the verdict, thus far, in financial markets? Why are financial markets so bad at pricing geopolitical risk? Is this a problem of too little information? Do governments even have a firm grasp of the evolving geopolitical crisis in North Korea?
The conversation then shifts to the falling dollar. What has been driving the fall in the dollar since the beginning of 2017? Have we seen a bottom or could the dollar fall another five, ten, or even twenty percent from these levels? The greenback has fallen despite a further drop in yields on 10-year and 30-year US treasuries. This is particularly relevant in light of the dollar carry-trade, which has benefited from the Federal Reserve's policy of low interest rates in the United States. How has the dollar's role as a funding currency for emerging markets played a role in the recent rise in equities and bond prices in some of these markets? What can forward volatility and the price of currency swaps tell us about the risk of a snap-back in the dollar carry-trade?
Finally, Rachel and Demetri discuss energy markets, specifically the chronically low price of oil and its effects on the oil and natural gas industries in the United States, as well as those abroad. In particular, the two discuss the case of Saudi Arabia, with its dwindling foreign exchange reserves and fragile geopolitical position.
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The Stoler Report: "Real Estate Debt & Equity Fund Executives"

HostMichael Stoler sits down with investment experts to gain their perspectives on the state of the real estate marketplace. They discuss the demographic and supply driven factors that impact investment experts' decisions on future investments, the main factors that attract people to invest, such as close-closing deals and high profit yield, the different investment portfolios that are made in order to tailor them towards the clients' own personal preferences, as well as the best and worst asset classes within the general real estate marketplace.
The national pastime is not baseball, basketball or football; it's the topic of real estate. People all over New York and the tri-state region are talking about the real estate marketplace: office space, affordable housing, rentals, condos, retail trends. What are the trends? What's the latest news? And where's the next development? Join Michael Stoler every week and explore these and other real estate issues in the tri-state area during this half-hour round table discussion.
TapeDate: 5/6/2010Watch more at www.cuny.tv/series/stolerreport

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In another blow to the Trump administration Monday, the US Supreme Court decided Arizona must continue to issue state driver’s licenses to so-called Dreamer immigrants and refused to hear an effort by the state to challenge the Obama-era program that protects hundreds of thousands of young adults brought into the country illegally as children, Reuters reported ... – WN.com. Jack Durschlag....

Britain’s Royal Astronomical Society announced Monday that an object called 1I/2017 (‘Oumuamua) – the first confirmed asteroid known to have journeyed here from outside our solar system – most likely came from from a binary star system, or two stars orbiting a common center of gravity, EarthSky reported ... They looked at how common these star systems are in the galaxy ... ....

Uber announced on Monday that it was pulling all of its self-driving cars from public roads in Arizona and San Francisco, Toronto, and Pittsburgh after a female pedestrian was reportedly killed after being struck by an autonomous Uber vehicle in Tempe, according to The Verge.&nbsp; ... “We are fully cooperating with local authorities in their investigation of this incident.” ... "Some incredibly sad news out of Arizona....

“If John McDonnell wants to see an irreversible shift in the balance of wealth in favour of working people, then he must take steps to ensure a similarly permanent shift in the balance of power from Whitehall to local communities ... The report also demands an end to the ringfencing of funding, to give local councils the “flexibility to deliver what works best and shift priorities as evidence emerges of best practice”....

Grattan Institute research fellow Brendan Coates concludes that most of those affected by Labor’s new policy are “far from being low-income earners” because the use of the $18,200 figure gives a misleading impression of their overall wealth... The Grattan analysis uses the example of a self-funded retiree couple with a $3.2 million super balance in ......

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This new round of funding will enable Digital Reasoning to expand its product portfolio for capital markets and wealth management use cases, accelerate key AI innovations across speech analytics, natural language understanding, and machine education and expand its go-to-market capacity ... "We are excited to have led this round of funding and to partner with Digital Reasoning, a leader in artificial intelligence technology....

Argent’s focus on clients’ needs allows me greater flexibility than ever before to create customized wealth solutions for the North Texas community ... “Sue’s expertise in wealth management and business ... Before joining Argent, Turnage was executive vice president and regional manager for FrostWealth Advisors/Frost Bank, Tarrant County and North Texas....

By Sumeet Chatterjee ... Assets held in universal life insurance funds dropped 50 percent ... Enthused by a surge in demand, growing awareness and rising wealth in smaller Chinese cities such as Foshan, Taizhou and Xuzhou, insurers such as AIA and Prudential are stepping up their presence in those markets, executives said ... However, the wealth effect and the average income is rising," AIA's Cai said, referring to the smaller Chinese cities ... ....

All donations received from 1% for Lands and River will be used directly by the LandTrust and the WatershedCouncil within the Eagle River and Colorado River watersheds to help fund their objectives of promoting clean water and responsible growth through preservation of open space, agricultural operations, fish and wildlife habitat, public recreation, scenic vistas and significant natural resources ...Sharing the wealth....

Firefighters are excited about how drones — those unmanned aircraft that can offer a wealth of information about fire conditions — can help battle these blazes ... As matters now stand, the BLM and the U.S ... One reasonable proposal would treat the nation's very biggest fires as natural disasters, allowing funding to fight those blazes to come from other sources — and preserving money intended for that essential maintenance work ... (mm) .......